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The Johns Hopkins Club is a private club located on the grounds of The
Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hem ...
Homewood Campus at 3400 North Charles Street in
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History

The creation of the Johns Hopkins Club was inspired by
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who, after a visit to the
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Graduates Club in
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wanted to provide a similar facility for Hopkins. The club was officially organized in December 1899, with 260 charter members. One of the founders of the Club was
Alfred Jenkins Shriver Alfred Jenkins Shriver (June 5, 1867 – September 3, 1939) was an American lawyer and philanthropist. Biography Alfred Jenkins Shriver was born in Baltimore, Maryland on June 5, 1867, of parents who both traced their lineage to colonial day ...
, a member of the Johns Hopkins Class of 1891, for whom Shriver Hall is named on Hopkins' Homewood Campus. The club includes a membership of both men and women, restricted to alumni, faculty, and full-time graduate students of Johns Hopkins University. The Club now is home to over 4,000 members.Johns Hopkins Club celebrates a century of tradition
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Installations

When the University moved to the Homewood campus, the Johns Hopkins Club moved with it, occupying the
Homewood House The Homewood Museum is a historical museum located on the Johns Hopkins University campus in Baltimore, Maryland. It was listed as a National Historic Landmark in 1971, noted as a family home of Maryland's Carroll family. It, along with Evergree ...
until 1929, when it became a museum. In 1936, the university alumnus and trustee Theodore Marburg and his family provided the funds to construct the current building. It was designed by architects Wrenn, Lewis and Jencks, reinterpreting the style of Homewood House, continuing the tradition of
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buildings on campus. It has a dramatic spiral staircase inside. Several additions have been made since then, including offices and additional dining and kitchen space, notably in 1956, 1981 and 1987.


See also

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Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hem ...


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